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Beginner guide: your first 10 minutes in Warhosts
What to do in your first Warhosts battles: which faction to pick, how to spend the starting 200 gold, when to upgrade the castle and the mistakes everyone makes.
October 23, 2026Warhosts economy: gold, workshops and the mine
Where gold comes from in Warhosts and what to spend it on: base income, workshops with payback calculations, the mine, kill bounties and the surcharge on old units.
October 23, 2026The castle and its five levels
All Warhosts castle levels: cost, earliest time, wave size, placement field, line durability, spell strength and which units unlock.
October 23, 2026Counters: who beats whom in Warhosts
Counters in Warhosts: how armor, magic and abilities work, what to answer riders, archers, crowds, air and siege with, faction matchups.
October 23, 2026Hero spells and how to use them
Warhosts hero spells: radius, damage, cooldown and strength by castle level. When to use the Siege volley, the Call of the pack and the Bone storm.
October 23, 2026Online battle against a player: how to start and how to win
How to play online in Warhosts: registration, finding an opponent, differences from a bot battle, what to do on a lost connection and how the rating grows.
October 23, 2026A long battle: decay and citadel healing
What happens in Warhosts at minutes 14, 15 and 20: citadel healing, line decay, towers falling silent and how to win a long battle.
October 23, 2026The best Warhosts units by role and tier
Which Warhosts units are the most efficient: a “health and damage per gold” calculation by tier and the best ranged units, tanks, riders, mages, siege and air.
October 23, 2026Controls and hotkeys
All ways to control Warhosts: by mouse, by touch on a phone and by keyboard. Hotkeys, speed-up, pause, sound and tips for mobile devices.